I believe there are always options available to us and that our choices can dramatically affect the trajectory of our lives.  I have uprooted my life and reinvented my professional identity several times in my quest for a life rich in meaning, creative expression, connection, and self-awareness.

I have an M.A. from Columbia University, Teachers College in Special Education for the Emotionally Disturbed.  I taught English, remedial subjects and creative writing to emotionally disturbed adolescents in New York City for nine years, after which I studied for and received an M.S. and Ph.D. from Indiana University in Instructional Systems Technology. I held faculty and administrative positions in higher education as an instructional designer and media producer in Georgia and Virginia.  I have also written professional articles and am co-author of a popular English as a Second Language text published by Simon and Schuster/Pearson Education. After being an educator for twenty-two years, I took a leap of faith and imagination and moved cross-country to California in 1989 to pursue more personally meaningful and creative projects, the first of which was to take my long-time love affair with photography to a professional level.  In time, that successful pursuit was coupled with painting, writing and being active in the art community of the beautiful and artistically fertile place that is Santa Cruz.

The depth and variety of my experiences related to career choices, relationships, and health and physical capabilities provide a strong foundation from which to coach others wanting to feel more creative, draw more deeply from their intuitive wells and live a more conscious and fulfilling life.  My coach training and certification is through the Coach Training Alliance, an accredited institute through the International Coach Federation.  I am a member of the ICF's Silicon Valley Chapter.  www.siliconvalleycoachfederation.org